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We report preliminary findings of a large outbreak of human leptospirosis with 36 confirmed/probable and 583 suspected cases from June–August 2018, linked to contaminated water bodies in Northern Israel. There was a travel-associated case in Germany; additional cases are being investigated in other countries. The presumed chain of transmission, implicating wild boar and cattle, raises multiple challenges for risk assessment, risk management and risk communication currently being addressed by a public health response team.

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Outbreak of human leptospirosis linked to contaminated water bodies in Northern Israel, June to August 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Yuval+Dadon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dadon Yuval</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eric+J.+Haas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Haas Eric J.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ehud+Kaliner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kaliner Ehud</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emilia+Anis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Anis Emilia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Shepherd+Roee+Singer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Singer Shepherd Roee</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yafit+Atiya-Nasagi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Atiya-Nasagi Yafit</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michal+Cohen-Dar&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cohen-Dar Michal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eva+Avramovich&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Avramovich Eva</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Roni+King&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">King Roni</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Oded+Sued&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sued Oded</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tamir+Goshen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Goshen Tamir</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sharon+Amit&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Amit Sharon</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ian+Miskin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Miskin Ian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Efrat+Gino&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gino Efrat</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ruth+Yishai&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Yishai Ruth</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rivka+Sheffer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sheffer Rivka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Itamar+Grotto&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Grotto Itamar</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jacob+Moran-Gilad&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Moran-Gilad Jacob</a></span>. Outbreak of human leptospirosis linked to contaminated water bodies in Northern Israel, June to August 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(38):pii=1800486. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.38.1800486" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.38.1800486</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 03 Sept 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Sept 2018 </span> </p>
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